squamous

squamous definition - medical

squa·mous (skwāˈməs, skwäˈ-) or squa·mose (-mōsˌ)

adjective
  1. Covered with or formed of scales; scaly.
  2. Resembling a scale or scales; thin and flat.
  3. Squamosal.

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